HCMC WC 2024: KIRAZ AND HASHAS GET THE BRONZE, VIETNAMESE OUTSIDER D.M.TRAN WINS, J.T.KIM IS RUNNER UP
05/25/2024
UPDATE: HCMC WC 2024: KIRAZ AND HASHAS GET THE BRONZE, VIETNAMESE OUTSIDER D.M.TRAN WINS, J.T.KIM IS RUNNER UP Vietnamese outsider D.M.Tran wins in front of a an amazing football style cheering crowd. J.T.Kim (South Korea) is runner up. Tolgahan Kiraz and Burak Hashas (Turkiye) get the bronze. Read more on UMB website. HO CHI MINH CITY WORLD CUP 2024: YOUNG FACES ON THE PODIUM The semifinals of the Ho Chi Minh World Cup 2024 will be played tomorrow in... »
CEB SPORT NEWS
05/19/2024
CEB SPORT NEWS Click here for web version in English and French. 1. TRAINING CAMP 5-PINS YOUTH. The weekend of 24-26 May sees 7 young players from Germany, Denmark, France, Netherlands and Czech Republic gather in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, for a training camp in 5-pins under the supervision of 5-pins coach Luca Marzio Garavaglia. The camp will be held at Bergisch Gladbacher Billiards Club, founded in 1926 and located in the same building as Paffrath Integrated Comprehensive School. The... »
8th SWISS OPEN 5 PINS: ITALIANS AND GERMANS ON THE PODIUM
05/15/2024
UPDATE: The Italians and the Germans took all the podium in Zofingen. The event successfully reached its finish line yesterday night with an exciting final match won by the Italian Paolo Infortuna at the last points. Paolo played an excellent billiard throughout all the tournament. The runner up was Max Gabel (Germany), he also showed an excellent technical level. In the semifinal Max eliminated Vincenzo Consagno (Italy) who was the winner of the previous edition. Also on the... »
T.KLOMPENHOUWER WINS THE PREDATOR GP IN GANDIA WITHOUT EMOTIONS.
05/07/2024
DAY 3: T.KLOMPENHOUWER WINS THE PREDATOR GP IN GANDIA WITHOUT EMOTIONS. This is the third edition of the Predator GP and the third victory for Therese Klompenhouwer. She showed once again her supremacy in the European Ladies 3-Cushion field; the gap between the Queen and the other competitors is still there waiting to be filled. Therese won the semifinal in 24 innings against Gulsen Degener (30-14, high run of 7) and then outplayed Guzin Mujde Karakasli in 19 innings (30-6) without... »
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CADRE 71/2: DOUBLE GOLD FOR RAYMUND SWERTZ IN CERVERA
04/29/2024
DAY 6: EC CADRE 71/2, DOUBLE GOLD FOR RAYMUND SWERTZ IN CERVERA The final day of this exciting classic games marathon in Cervera has arrived. The last European Championship in Cervera had today its new king, crowned in a venue competely filled with many billiard lovers. After the gold medal in 47/2 and a bronze in 1-Cushion, Raymund Swertz (NL) took home another gold in the 71/2 discipline. It's the fourth gold for Swertz who already won in 71/2 three times: in 2013,... »
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 3-CUSHION U25, BURAK HASHAS KEEPS HIS TITLE.
04/27/2024
DAY 3: EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 3-CUSHION U25, BURAK HASHAS KEEPS HIS TITLE. Turkish young talent Burak Hashas successfully defended the U25 3-Cushion title taking home the gold medal for the second time in a row. He defeated the French Maxime Panaia in the final match with the score of 40-24 in 20/19 innings. The match was somehow undecided until the 10th inning (13-11 for Burak) when Burak scored a run of 11 that changed the story. From there on Panaia had to pursue but could not shorten the... »
EC 3-CUSHION INDIVIDUAL: THE NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION IS TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL.
04/13/2024
DAY 6: 3-CUSHION INDIVIDUAL: THE NEW EUROPEAN CHAMPION IS TORBJÖRN BLOMDAHL. The most important and awaited CEB competition of the sport season 23/24 reached the finish line today, closing a 6 days marathon of exciting 3-cushion billiard. Torbjörn Blomdahl (SE) is the new European Champion 3-Cushion Individual. He clashed with Martin Horn this afternoon in the TBF headquarter in Ankara. For the German player this was the third final of an European Championship... »
DOUARNENEZ VALDYS TAKES FIFTH COUPE D'EUROPE CLASSIC IN A ROW
04/03/2024
Update 7/4/2024: The home team and title holder Douarnenez Valdys successfully defended the title and got the Coupe d'Europe Classic for the fifth time in a row. In the final match they prevailed on the other French team of Chartres Billard by 3-0. Raymund Swertz was the first one to finish his 71/2 game with a score of 200-71 in 5 innings against Raul Cuenca. Then it was Marek Faus to reach the finish line as first against Willy Gerimont (250-131 in 5 innings). At this point... »
EUROYOUTH 2024 LONGONI NEXTGEN: HERE ARE THE NEW YOUNG CHAMPIONS!
03/26/2024
DAY 4: HERE ARE THE NEW YOUNG CHAMPIONS! The fourth and last day of this Euroyouth 2024 Longoni NextGen edition finally arrived. A very succesful edition in a perfectly set up venue, thanks to the excellent organization by the Spanish Federation. Today was the day of the finals, where the gold and silver medals are decided. The German delegation can be considered the winner of this edition with 2 gold medals, 2 silver and 2bronze, out of the 16 medals... »
VIETNAM IS THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION IN VIERSEN, SILVER MEDAL FOR SPAIN
03/18/2024
The Vietnamese team conquers the World Championship 3-Cushion National Teams in Viersen after a thrilling last day of competition. Spain (Ruben Legazpi and Sergio Jimenez) gets the silver medal after losing by 14-15 a breathtaking scotch double extension in the final match. USA and Japan take home the bronze medals. Read more on the official media page. Full results on UMB Website. Photo by TOUCH www.billard1.net »